Toilet paper holder



June 20, 1933. H. J. DUNDAS 1,914,911

TOILET PAPER HOLDER Filed May 5, 1932 I l u,

{Tray/My Patented June 20, 1933 PATENT OFFICE HENRY JAMES DUNDAS, OF TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA TOILET PAPER HOLDER Application filer]. May 5,

The invention relates to a toilet paper holder, as described in the present specificat on and illustrated in the accompanylng drawing which forms a part of the same.

The invention consists essentially of the means employed in holding a roll of paper and means for detaching portions thereof as pointed out in the claims for novelty following a description containing an explanatlon 1% in detail of an acceptable form of the invention.

The objects of the invention are to eliminate the waste in toilet paper due to nnproper handling of the same; to construct a device which will be especially adapted to be placed in the homes or public lavatories which will contain means for not only holding the roll of paper but enable the user to separate portions of the paper that he requires without undue waste; to decrease the cost of malntenance and create sanitary conditions in public places where such receptacles or holders are used; and generally to provide an attractive and durable holder that will be comparatively cheap to manufacture, and efficient for the purpose set forth.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a front elevational View of the toilet paper holder.

Figure 2 is a side elevational vlew of the toilet paper holder.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional vlew of the toilet paper holder taken on the lines 33 in Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary vlew of the paper holder in operation.

Figure 5 is an enlarged perspective detail of the paper clamping member.

Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the various figures.

Referring to the drawing, the toilet paper holder has a wall plate as indicated by the numeral 10 provided with the usual fastening apertures 11 and has towards its upper end the transverse lip 12 and the projectlng lugs 13 and 14 which forms the frame 15, the lugs 13 and 14 being connected together by means of the guard plate 16 having the serrated edge 17.

The guide roller 18 is journalled 1n the lugs 13 and 14 respectively and is situated beneath 1932. Serial No. 609,349.

the lip 12 and above the clamping member, the latter having the levers 20 and 21 and the clamp plate 22 and having the orifices 23 and 24 for the insertion of the pivot bar 25 which fastens the clamping member to the lugs 13 and 14 of the holder 10.

The clamping member is so arranged as to be pivoted towards its lower end adjacent to the levers 20 and 21 and has the clamping plate 22 at its upper end adapted to abut the wall plate 10 of the holder and which is held in that position by means of the projecting flanges 26 and 27 which forms the weights for the clamping member.

The paper roll holder 28 has the pivot members 29 and 30 which are adapted to be engagedby means of the U-shaped bracket 31 j ournalled on the lugs 13 and 14 respectively.

In the operation of the device, a roll of toilet paper is placed on the roller and one end of the paper is threaded through the lip of the wall plate and the journal roller as well as behind the clamp member so that the paper may be pulled upwardly Without being retarded and when a specified quantity of paper has been thus unrolled, the paper is simply pressed downwardly so that it will engage with the serrated edge of the guard plate and all that is necessary is to simply tear it on the serrated edge and the remaining portion of the paper will be prevented from slipping out of the guiding means of the holder owing to the fact that the clamp plate will prevent the paper from slipping down wardly owing to the weighted portion there of which keeps the clamp plate constantly abutting the wall plate of the holder.

hat I claim is:

1. A toilet paper holder comprising a wall plate having a transverse lip and projecting flanges towards its upper portion, the flanges being situated beneath the lip portion of the wall plate, a guard plate having a cutting edge secured to said flanges, a U-shaped resilient wire journalled through the flanges of said wall plate and terminating in eyes and a roller adapted to engage with the eyes of said resilient wire, a clamping member pivotally mounted in the flanges of said wall plate and adapted to abut the plate and a roller journalled to the flanges beneath said lip and forming a guide therewith for a roll of paper.

2. A toilet paper holder comprising a Wall plate and having a transverse lip towards its upper portion, parallel flanges projecting from sides of the Wall plate beneath the transverse lip forming a part of said plate and lip, a roller journalled adjacent to the inner ends of the anges beneath said lip, a clamping member having a clamp plate projecting on an angle from a pair of levers and having a Weighted end and ournalled to said flanges through said levers, and a suspension member journalled from said flanges adapted to support a roll of paper.

3. A toilet paper holder comprising a Wall plate and having a transverse lip towards its upper portion, parallel flanges projecting from sides of the Wall plate beneath the transverse lip forming a part of said plate and lip, a roller journalled adjacent to the inner ends of the flanges beenath said lip, a clamping member formed of a plate having pairs of offset lugs projecting upwardly and downwardly on opposite sides, one pair of lugs forming levers and the other pair of lugs forming Weight members and adapted to keep one edge of said clamping plate in constant abutment with the wall plate, and a suspension member journalled from said flanges adapted to support a roll of paper.

Signed at Toronto, Canada, this 30th day of March, 1932.

HENRY JAMES DUNDAS. 

